News bulletin (8am), Radio 4, 10 July 2023

Complaint

A listener cited a report in this bulletin as an example of the 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 recurrent failure to make clear that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories are in breach of international law, calling into question the 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 accuracy and impartiality on the issue.


Outcome

Though it may be appropriate in some contexts to specify the status of the settlements under international law, it is not a requirement of accuracy or impartiality to do so on all occasions.聽 In the context of this item, which reported President Biden鈥檚 remark that the current Israeli government contained some of the 鈥渕ost extreme鈥 cabinet members he had ever seen, it was sufficiently clear that the settlements were a source of controversy without reference to their legal status (which is in any event disputed by the Israeli government).

Not upheld